Skin-treating composition containing polysiloxane fluids

Abstract

A skin-treating and protecting composition which forms an air-permeable, protective barrier contains an emulsifying agent, one or more emollients and a major portion by weight of water. The critical ingredients are a combination of up to 10% by weight of dimethyl/trimethyl polysiloxane fluid and at least one part by weight of dimethyl polysiloxane fluid to each four parts of the dimethyl/trimethyl polysiloxane fluid.

I claim: 
     
       1. In a cosmetic composition for application to the skin to form an air-permeable, invisible, protective barrier thereon, containing one or more emollients, an emulsifying agent and a major portion by weight of water, the improvement which comprises incorporating in said composition the combination of dimethyl/trimethyl polysiloxane fluid, said fluid being present in a quantity of not less than 2% and not more than 10% by weight, and at least one part dimethyl polysiloxane fluid, present for each four parts of said dimethyl/trimethyl polysiloxane fluid.